Quoting S.T.S .
What is the currency like?And can we plz add a Ask the San Diegoian?

The curreny is pretty much the same, except the bills are coloured so it's easier to to identify them, like $100 is green, $10 blue etc. and we don't have a $1 bill, it's a coin :D And No, there are heaps of differenced between Americans and Australians, but not a lot with Americans, you catch my drift?Permalink

Have you seen those giant spiders that eat birds? I heard that they lived in Australia. Also have you seen a kangaroo? I was just a little curious. Oh, and do you know the time difference from Australia to the U.S. west coast time?Permalink

Quoting Sergeant Gril
Have you seen those giant spiders that eat birds? I heard that they lived in Australia. Also have you seen a kangaroo? I was just a little curious. Oh, and do you know the time difference from Australia to the U.S. west coast time?

I haven't seen one of those spiders, but I have heard of them, and yes I have seen a Kangaroo :D And I know that from Chicago to Perth we are roughly 13 hours ahead of you :DPermalink

Quoting Sergeant Gril
Have you seen those giant spiders that eat birds? I heard that they lived in Australia. Also have you seen a kangaroo? I was just a little curious. Oh, and do you know the time difference from Australia to the U.S. west coast time?

Yes I have, yes I have and what cossy said take about 2 hours or so.Permalink

GC FTW if its ok with ben ask me some qiestions about auz what i can think of rigt now is

the boxes on our lego does not show the amount of pieces

we are basicly the last to get new sets

pros 'n' cons about an Australian lego fan

pro - when the sets come out late it makes it a more better surprise when you see them
con - no lego shops
pro - basically every shop sells lego
con - no lego land
pro - people on moc pages really like auzie builders
con - not much people likes lego
pro - which means they dont run out of stock (:
con - (bionicle/hero factory fan con) most people in auz who like lego dont like bionicle
pro - which once again leaves bionicle fans to have more variety
con - bionicle/hero factory fan con)(and i dont know if this happens to others or just me) i get sarcastic comments like "did you build more Lego's" like im special and i have received some inappropriate comments that i cant say on moc pages ):

Quoting mosquito bite mocs!
GC FTW if its ok with ben ask me some qiestions about auz what i can think of rigt now is

the boxes on our lego does not show the amount of pieces

we are basicly the last to get new sets

pros 'n' cons about an Australian lego fan

pro - when the sets come out late it makes it a more better surprise when you see them
con - no lego shops
pro - basically every shop sells lego
con - no lego land
pro - people on moc pages really like auzie builders
con - not much people likes lego
pro - which means they dont run out of stock (:
con - (bionicle/hero factory fan con) most people in auz who like lego dont like bionicle
pro - which once again leaves bionicle fans to have more variety
con - bionicle/hero factory fan con)(and i dont know if this happens to others or just me) i get sarcastic comments like "did you build more Lego's" like im special and i have received some inappropriate comments that i cant say on moc pages ):

ben do you have any pro's or cons ?

Pro: Lego is easy to access in shops
Con: When they DO run out they takes ages to restock >:(Permalink

Quoting Blitz the Thunder Spartan
How much longer does it take for a lego set to come out there than it does in the U.S.?

Well when Lego says the sets will come out in June they come out in June, in America, but When they say June here, July usually :P But it is getting a lot better :D Still not good, but better :DPermalink

Quoting JPfan65 Studios
You might excpect a Question like this from me but have you ever seen Jurassic Park or The Lost World: Jurassic Park or Jurassic Park III? I'm just curious :P.

I've seen parts of Jurassic park, I watched one part of one of them when I was like 6 and it scaried me :P But I recently watched the ending of... I think it was #3 not sure, I really gotta watch one :PPermalink

You mean you have not Seen a Whole Jurassic Park Movie O__O! *Screams*! Ohh.....Sorry....But Dude! Seriously! Wacth one! But please note not Everything in Jurassic Park & it's Sequals are TRUE! One of My Pet Peeves is when people Name or Get a Dinosaur Fact Wrong! But Seriously! Not to get on to you but WATCH IT! No I'm just playing with you Man you can watch it if you want to I'm not trying to Bug you about it.

I have an older brother, I'd build him a Self MOC, but he would make sure it was blue, he loves it too much :P And since Cossy is blue, I don't want to :P I actually don't have a favourite colour, love em all :P I just made Cossy Blue fire because it's by far the coolest thing ever :DPermalink

I have an older brother, I'd build him a Self MOC, but he would make sure it was blue, he loves it too much :P And since Cossy is blue, I don't want to :P I actually don't have a favourite colour, love em all :P I just made Cossy Blue fire because it's by far the coolest thing ever :D

Quoting lone wolf
what is a drop bear? I looked it up, and it showed koalas killing people. And I suppose Australia doesn't have wolves?

We might have wolfs, but the closest thing to that would be a dingo :D Just like a Bush Dog :) And a Dropbear looks like a Koala and they live in trees, they do attack people if they see them ;)Permalink

We might have wolfs, but the closest thing to that would be a dingo :D Just like a Bush Dog :) And a Dropbear looks like a Koala and they live in trees, they do attack people if they see them ;)

Taken from wikipedia: A drop bear (or dropbear) is a fictitious Australian marsupial.[1] Drop bears are commonly said to be unusually large, vicious, carnivorous koalas that inhabit treetops and attack their prey by dropping onto their heads from above.[2] They are an example of local lore intended to frighten and confuse outsiders and amuse locals, similar to the jackalope, hoop snake, wild haggis, or snipe hunt.
Nice try Ben. :)Permalink

Quoting Nathan Davis
Taken from wikipedia: A drop bear (or dropbear) is a fictitious Australian marsupial.[1] Drop bears are commonly said to be unusually large, vicious, carnivorous koalas that inhabit treetops and attack their prey by dropping onto their heads from above.[2] They are an example of local lore intended to frighten and confuse outsiders and amuse locals, similar to the jackalope, hoop snake, wild haggis, or snipe hunt.
Nice try Ben. :)

Quoting Nathan Davis
Taken from wikipedia: A drop bear (or dropbear) is a fictitious Australian marsupial.[1] Drop bears are commonly said to be unusually large, vicious, carnivorous koalas that inhabit treetops and attack their prey by dropping onto their heads from above.[2] They are an example of local lore intended to frighten and confuse outsiders and amuse locals, similar to the jackalope, hoop snake, wild haggis, or snipe hunt.
Nice try Ben. :)

Do you have any other hobbies besides Legos? If so the what are they? I was just a little curious. Also I'm sorry if you've been asked that before. I don't have time to read this whole topic. Thanks, bro.Permalink

Quoting Popcorn (on vacation)
Do you have any other hobbies besides Legos? If so the what are they? I was just a little curious. Also I'm sorry if you've been asked that before. I don't have time to read this whole topic. Thanks, bro.

Nobodies asked me that before actually :D And actually, no :P I'm pretty much 24/7 Lego :P The only other thing I do it school :/ Oh and Pokemon :D Permalink

Yeah, i love white fire(thats kinda obvious with my element bieng magnesium)its the brightest, intensest and most awesome of all the fires, and water cant put it out, instead it makes it hotter and brighter.Permalink

I Don't Know If I Should Ask Another Question...But I Will Anyway.....Ben....Do You Know Anyone Else On Mocpages Besides TeagleSTRIKE X Who Lives In Australia? And JP4 Is Likely To Be Made & It Is Going To Maybe Be In 3D!

No, other than Teaglestrike I know nobody else from MOCpages, I actually think we are the only people on MOCpages from Perth :PPermalink

The curreny is pretty much the same, except the bills are coloured so it's easier to to identify them, like $100 is green, $10 blue etc. and we don't have a $1 bill, it's a coin :D And No, there are heaps of differenced between Americans and Australians, but not a lot with Americans, you catch my drift?

can i ask something that's been niggling at me? Is your money laminated? because Eathuis 305 said it was.Permalink

I saw some of you complaining about the fact that sets get there in Australia later.Well,don't do that.In Brazil,not only they get here later,but they also come here almost three times more expensive than sets in the USA.That's why I'm never going to buy sets here anymore,only rare ones.It is much more profitable and productive to me buy selected pieces from bricklink.I made a massive order there,165 dolars(plus taxes wich were around 70 dolar´[unfortunately I got taxed by the IRS here]),it was weighting more than 6 pounds,and boy,was I happy.All the pieces I needed and wanted to finaly finish Berial were there!And even though I got taxed,it was worth it!

Quoting Berial .
I saw some of you complaining about the fact that sets get there in Australia later.Well,don't do that.In Brazil,not only they get here later,but they also come here almost three times more expensive than sets in the USA.That's why I'm never going to buy sets here anymore,only rare ones.It is much more profitable and productive to me buy selected pieces from bricklink.I made a massive order there,165 dolars(plus taxes wich were around 70 dolar´[unfortunately I got taxed by the IRS here]),it was weighting more than 6 pounds,and boy,was I happy.All the pieces I needed and wanted to finaly finish Berial were there!And even though I got taxed,it was worth it!

Quoting LegoBob 123
I don't complain. I live in Engalnd which isn't too abd.

Since you're from England you're ought know that my comment wasn't directed to you.
But the sets are more expensive there,aren't they?Also the pieces from there on bricklink are more expensive too.Permalink

Quoting Berial .
I saw some of you complaining about the fact that sets get there in Australia later.Well,don't do that.In Brazil,not only they get here later,but they also come here almost three times more expensive than sets in the USA.That's why I'm never going to buy sets here anymore,only rare ones.It is much more profitable and productive to me buy selected pieces from bricklink.I made a massive order there,165 dolars(plus taxes wich were around 70 dolar´[unfortunately I got taxed by the IRS here]),it was weighting more than 6 pounds,and boy,was I happy.All the pieces I needed and wanted to finaly finish Berial were there!And even though I got taxed,it was worth it!

You'll see him soon enough...

Ok, I'll stop complaining XD Wow, that sounds tough! That is a great idea just to buy off bricklink though! I might do that one year when the sets aren't too good >:DPermalink

Quoting LegoBob 123
No they're not more expensive. A Standard HF Villian is £10. I know it wasn't directed to me, I was just saying. Sorry if I got you angry :/

You didn't get me angry,there's nothing to be sorry!Reading my post now it looks like I was a bit angry,but I was not,sometimes I just say,well,the truth(without meaning to hurt or diminish anyone) and people kind of take it that I'm angry or something.
But really,I was not!Sorry if it sounded that way!Permalink

You didn't get me angry,there's nothing to be sorry!Reading my post now it looks like I was a bit angry,but I was not,sometimes I just say,well,the truth(without meaning to hurt or diminish anyone) and people kind of take it that I'm angry or something.
But really,I was not!Sorry if it sounded that way!

Im from Australia too!
(Question for fellow Australian)
How do you cope with the fact that bionicles and HF and legos cost quite a bit more then in other places.
Ive seen HF sets (Heroes) for $15!!!
villians are $20 and big ones can be from $25-50
In Bionicle it was expensive too. Axalara t9 was $120!!Permalink

Quoting Infrax .
Im from Australia too!
(Question for fellow Australian)
How do you cope with the fact that bionicles and HF and legos cost quite a bit more then in other places.
Ive seen HF sets (Heroes) for $15!!!
villians are $20 and big ones can be from $25-50
In Bionicle it was expensive too. Axalara t9 was $120!!

Well it is hard with the really high prices, but I get 20 bucks a week, so it's not too bad for me :) Other than that I have no way to help you with it. I'd say just buy the ones you need the most! Permalink